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Intense Heat Bakes Chicago To New York, Severe Storms Erupt Over New England

Intense Heat Bakes Chicago To New York, Severe Storms Erupt Over New England

It’s one hot, humid and oppressive afternoon throughout the Lower Midwest, Ohio Valley and Northeast with temps soaring well into the 90s and for some, the low 100s. A cold front drapped over New England is slowly creeping south, feeding off the heat and humidity flowing northeast around an offshore Bermuda high. Along this front, strong to severe […]

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Anchorage, Alaska Is On It’s Way To Coldest July On Record

Anchorage, Alaska Is On It’s Way To Coldest July On Record

It’s certainly been a cold month in Alaska’s largest city located in the south-central part of the state. In fact it’s been colder than Barrow, located on the Arctic coast. Average temperatures at this time of year is around 65-66° and no day thus far in July has hit those ‘average’ values. The high on July […]

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Temps Eye 110° In South Dakota, 100s for Minneapolis, Chicago To DC But T-Storms Loom

Temps Eye 110° In South Dakota, 100s for Minneapolis, Chicago To DC But T-Storms Loom

Temperatures skyrocketed to near 110° yesterday in central South Dakota and today won’t be any cooler, Minneapolis looks like they’ll be within reach of the century mark while Chicago’s upper 90s of today may hit 100° tomorrow. The heat core is sliding east and tomorrow should see 100 once again in Washington and Baltimore, possibly 98°-100° in […]

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90-100° Heat Sloshes Back & Fourth Across The US, Lots Of Precip Over Rockies, South

90-100° Heat Sloshes Back & Fourth Across The US, Lots Of Precip Over Rockies, South

[error] NEAR 100 HEAT RETURNS TO MINNEAPOLIS, MADISON, CHICAGO, CINCINNATI & WASHINGTON DC MONDAY & TUESDAY [/error] A west and east coast trough supports a central US ridge and 100s throughout the Plains today with low to mid-90s extending east across the Midwest. Today’s 100s over the Plains leave days 2-3 and heads for the Midwest, Ohio Valley towards the Mid-Atlantic with a peak on Tuesday. Minneapolis eyes 100 […]

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More Than Half Of The United States Is In Drought, Cornbelt Disaster!

More Than Half Of The United States Is In Drought, Cornbelt Disaster!

It’s now official, it’s said in a very latest report that as much as 61% of the United States is in drought and the situation worsening by the day with drought conditions expanding as well as areas entering ‘exceptional’ status over parts of Arkansas into the lower Ohio Valley. One could blame the heat of not just June […]

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Big Soaking From Texas To Mid-Atlantic, Blowtorch Continues Out West As Death Valley Topping 128° (Includes Video!)

Big Soaking From Texas To Mid-Atlantic, Blowtorch Continues Out West As Death Valley Topping 128° (Includes Video!)

[notice] SIGNIFICANT FLOODING FOLLOWING 3-6 INCHES OF RAIN IN THE LAST 24 HOURS WITH RAIN STILL FALLING CONTINUES TO CAUSE PROBLEMS AROUND HOUSTON, TX AND SURROUNDING AREAS AS WELL AS OTHER AREAS STRETCHING ALL THE WAY TO THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION [/notice] Over the past couple of days we have seen a LOT of rainfall over South Texas including the Houston […]

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Death Valley, CA Soared To 126°, Palm Springs 119°, Las Vegas 114° On Tues, May Be Hotter Today!

Death Valley, CA Soared To 126°, Palm Springs 119°, Las Vegas 114° On Tues, May Be Hotter Today!

  Yesterday saw the hottest day in a couple of years at Death Valley and for the US as the high soared to 126. While it wasn’t a record, Palm Springs topped an impressive 119 but out in Las Vegas, it did hit a record at 114. Phoenix, AZ was also hot but not as […]

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Stalled Boundary Sparks Big Southeastern Rains Next Few Days, Blowtorch Continues Out West! (Includes Video)

Stalled Boundary Sparks Big Southeastern Rains Next Few Days, Blowtorch Continues Out West! (Includes Video)

Over the next 5 days, the hottest temperatuires will be recorded from the Deserts to southern BC and Alberta while the coolest air (amazingly it’s still near or even slightly above norm) holds on from Denver to Atlantic City. Given the type of summer this has been, you just know the relief from Plains to […]

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Substantial Cool Settles Into The Midwest And East Along With Big Rains!

Substantial Cool Settles Into The Midwest And East Along With Big Rains!

After another day of 100s over the Mid-Atlantic on Sunday and 90s up to NYC, the main front is now spreading storms through Baltimore and DC as of this writing. The heat is well and truely broken and so 80s dominate the next 7 days throughout the Midwest, Ohio Valley Northeast and Mid-Atlantic and cooler […]

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Lower Midwest And Mid-Atlantic To Go From 100s Today To Low 80s Within 48 Hours!

Lower Midwest And Mid-Atlantic To Go From 100s Today To Low 80s Within 48 Hours!

We’re now beginning to see the effects of this cold front now sweeping  a line of severe thunderstorms down across northern Pennsylvania. These will eventually make a run at the Big Cities. New York is the first to see a significant temperature trim at Central Park, now down to 88 after being up at 97. Newark to the […]

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